Chapter 1628

All the wine in the city has been staved . Sandys.

5. To furnish with staves or rundles.

Knolles.

6. To render impervious or solid by driving with a calking iron; as, to stave lead, or the joints of pipes into which lead has been run .

To stave and tail , in bear baiting, ( to stave ) to interpose with the staff, doubtless to stop the bear; ( to tail ) to hold back the dog by the tail. Nares.

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Stave , v. i. To burst in pieces by striking against something; to dash into fragments.

Like a vessel of glass she stove and sank. Longfellow.

Staves <Xpage=1407>

Staves (?) , n. ; pl. of Staff . "Banners, scarves and staves ." R. Browning . Also (st&amac;vz) , pl. of Stave .

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Staves"a`cre (?) , n. [Corrupted from NL. staphis agria , Gr. <?/ dried grape + <?/ wild.] (Bot.) A kind of larkspur ( Delphinium Staphysagria ), and its seeds, which are violently purgative and emetic. They are used as a parasiticide, and in the East for poisoning fish.

Stavewood <Xpage=1407>

Stave`wood` (?) , n. (Bot.) A tall tree ( Simaruba amara ) growing in tropical America. It is one of the trees which yields quassia.

Staving <Xpage=1407>

Stav"ing (?) , n. A cassing or lining of staves; especially, one encircling a water wheel.

Staw <Xpage=1407>

Staw (?) , v. i. [Cf. Dan. staae to stand, Sw. st\'86 . \'fb163.] To be fixed or set; to stay. [Prov. Eng.]

Stay <Xpage=1407>

Stay (?) , n. [AS. st\'91g , akin to D., G., Icel., Sw., & Dan. stag ; cf. OF. estai , F. \'82tai , of Teutonic origin.] (Naut.) A large, strong rope, employed to support a mast, by being extended from the head of one mast down to some other, or to some part of the vessel. Those which lead forward are called fore-and-aft stays ; those which lead to the vessel's side are called backstays . See Illust . of Ship .

In stays , &or; Hove in stays (Naut.) , in the act or situation of staying, or going about from one tack to another. R. H. Dana, Jr. -- Stay holes (Naut.) , openings in the edge of a staysail through which the hanks pass which join it to the stay. -- Stay tackle (Naut.) , a tackle attached to a stay and used for hoisting or lowering heavy articles over the side. -- To miss stays (Naut.) , to fail in the attempt to go about. Totten . -- Triatic stay (Naut.) , a rope secured at the ends to the heads of the foremast and mainmast with thimbles spliced to its bight into which the stay tackles hook.

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Stay (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Stayed (?) or Staid (<?/) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Staying .] [OF. estayer , F. \'82tayer to prop, fr. OF. estai , F. \'82tai , a prop, probably fr. OD. stade , staeye , a prop, akin to E. stead ; or cf. stay a rope to support a mast. Cf. Staid , a. , Stay , v. i. ] 1. To stop from motion or falling; to prop; to fix firmly; to hold up; to support.

Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side. Ex. xvii. 12.

Sallows and reeds . . . for vineyards useful found To stay thy vines. Dryden.

2. To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time.

He has devoured a whole loaf of bread and butter, and it has not staid his stomach for a minute. Sir W. Scott.

3. To bear up under; to endure; to support; to resist successfully.

She will not stay the siege of loving terms, Nor bide the encounter of assailing eyes. Shak.

4. To hold from proceeding; to withhold; to restrain; to stop; to hold.

Him backward overthrew and down him stayed With their rude hands grisly grapplement. Spenser.

All that may stay their minds from thinking that true which they heartly wish were false. Hooker.

5. To hinde<?/; to delay; to detain; to keep back.

Your ships are stayed at Venice. Shak.

This business staid me in London almost a week. Evelyn.

I was willing to stay my reader on an argument that appeared to me new. Locke.

6. To remain for the purpose of; to wait for. "I stay dinner there."

Shak.

7. To cause to cease; to put an end to.

Stay your strife. Shak.

For flattering planets seemed to say This child should ills of ages stay . Emerson.

8. (Engin.) To fasten or secure with stays; as, to stay a flat sheet in a steam boiler .

9. (Naut.) To tack, as a vessel, so that the other side of the vessel shall be presented to the wind.

To stay a mast (Naut.) , to incline it forward or aft, or to one side, by the stays and backstays.

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Stay (?) , v. i. [\'fb163. See Stay to hold up, prop.] 1. To remain; to continue in a place; to abide fixed for a space of time; to stop; to stand still.

She would command the hasty sun to stay . Spenser.

Stay , I command you; stay and hear me first. Dryden.

I stay a little longer, as one stays To cover up the embers that still burn. Longfellow.

2. To continue in a state.

The flames augment, and stay At their full height, then languish to decay. Dryden.

3. To wait; to attend; to forbear to act.

I'll tell thee all my whole device When I am in my coach, which stays for us. Shak.

The father can not stay any longer for the fortune. Locke.

4. To dwell; to tarry; to linger.

I must stay a little on one action. Dryden.

5. To rest; to depend; to rely; to stand; to insist.

I stay here on my bond. Shak.

Ye despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and stay thereon. Isa. xxx. 12.

6. To come to an end; to cease; as, that day the storm stayed . [Archaic]

Here my commission stays . Shak.

7. To hold out in a race or other contest; as, a horse stays well . [Colloq.]

8. (Naut.) To change tack; as a ship.

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Stay , n. [Cf. OF. estai , F. \'82tai support, and E. stay a rope to support a mast.] 1. That which serves as a prop; a support. "My only strength and stay ."

Milton.

Trees serve as so many stays for their vines. Addison.

Lord Liverpool is the single stay of this ministry. Coleridge.

2. pl. A corset stiffened with whalebone or other material, worn by women, and rarely by men.

How the strait stays the slender waist constrain. Gay.

3. Continuance in a place; abode for a space of time; sojourn; as, you make a short stay in this city .

Make haste, and leave thy business and thy care; No mortal interest can be worth thy stay . Dryden.

Embrace the hero and his stay implore. Waller.

4. Cessation of motion or progression; stand; stop.

Made of sphere metal, never to decay Until his revolution was at stay . Milton.

Affairs of state seemed rather to stand at a stay . Hayward.

5. Hindrance; let; check. [Obs.]

They were able to read good authors without any stay , if the book were not false. Robynson (more's Utopia).

6. Restraint of passion; moderation; caution; steadiness; sobriety. [Obs.] "Not grudging that thy lust hath bounds and stays ."

Herbert.

The wisdom, stay , and moderation of the king. Bacon.

With prudent stay he long deferred The rough contention. Philips.

7. (Engin.) Strictly, a part in tension to hold the parts together, or stiffen them.

Stay bolt (Mech.) , a bolt or short rod, connecting opposite plates, so as to prevent them from being bulged out when acted upon by a pressure which tends to force them apart, as in the leg of a steam boiler. -- Stay busk , a stiff piece of wood, steel, or whalebone, for the front support of a woman's stays. Cf. Busk . -- Stay rod , a rod which acts as a stay, particularly in a steam boiler.

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Stayed (?) , a. Staid; fixed; settled; sober; -- now written staid . See Staid .

Bacon. Pope.

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Stayed"ly , adv. Staidly. See Staidly . [R.]

Stayedness <Xpage=1407>

Stayed"ness , n. 1. Staidness. [Archaic]

W. Whately.

2. Solidity; weight. [R.]

Camden.

Stayer <Xpage=1407>

Stay"er (?) , n. One who upholds or supports that which props; one who, or that which, stays, stops, or restrains; also, colloquially, a horse, man, etc., that has endurance, an a race.

Staylace <Xpage=1407>

Stay"lace` (?) , n. A lace for fastening stays.

Stayless <Xpage=1407>

Stay"less , a. Without stop or delay.

Mir. for Mag.

Staymaker <Xpage=1407>

Stay"mak`er (?) , n. One whose occupation is to make stays.

Staynil <Xpage=1407>

Stay"nil (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The European starling. [Prov. Eng.]

Staysail <Xpage=1407>

Stay"sail` (?) , n. (Naut.) Any sail extended on a stay.

Stayship <Xpage=1407>

Stay"ship` (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) A remora, -- fabled to stop ships by attaching itself to them.

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Stead (?) , n. [OE. stede place, AS. stede ; akin to LG. & D. stede , OS. stad , stedi , OHG. stat , G. statt , st\'84tte , Icel. sta&edh;r , Dan. sted , Sw. stad , Goth. sta<?/s , and E. stand . \'fb163. See Stand , and cf. Staith , Stithy .] 1. Place, or spot, in general. [Obs., except in composition.]

Chaucer.

Fly, therefore, fly this fearful stead anon.

Spenser.

2. Place or room which another had, has, or might have. "Stewards of your steads ."

Piers Plowman.

In stead of bounds, he a pillar set. Chaucer.

3. A frame on which a bed is laid; a bedstead. [R.]

The genial bed, Sallow the feet, the borders, and the stead . Dryden.

4. A farmhouse and offices. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

&hand; The word is now commonly used as the last part of a compound; as, farm stead , home stead , read stead , etc.

In stead of , in place of. See Instead . -- To stand in stead , &or; To do stead , to be of use or great advantage.

The smallest act . . . shall stand us in great stead . Atterbury.

Here thy sword can do thee little stead . Milton.

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Stead , v. t. 1. To help; to support; to benefit; to assist.

Perhaps my succour or advisement meet, Mote stead you much your purpose to subdue. Spenser.

It nothing steads us To chide him from our eaves. Shak.

2. To fill place of. [Obs.]

Shak.

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Stead"fast (?) , a. [ Stead + fast , that is, fast in place.] [Written also stedfast .] 1. Firmly fixed or established; fast fixed; firm. "This steadfast globe of earth."

Spenser.

2. Not fickle or wavering; constant; firm; resolute; unswerving; steady. " Steadfast eye."

Shak.

Abide steadfast unto him [thy neighbor] in the time of his trouble. Ecclus. xxii. 23.

Whom resist steadfast in the faith. 1 Pet. v. 9.

Steadfastly <Xpage=1407>

Stead"fast*ly , adv. In a steadfast manner; firmly.

Steadfast believe that whatever God has revealed is infallibly true. Wake.

Steadfastness <Xpage=1407>

Stead"fast*ness , n. The quality or state of being steadfast; firmness; fixedness; constancy. "The steadfastness of your faith."

Col. ii. 5.

To prove her wifehood and her steadfastness . Chaucer.

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Stead"i*ly (?) , adv. In a steady manner.

Steadiness <Xpage=1407>

Stead"i*ness , n. The quality or state of being steady.

Steadiness is a point of prudence as well as of courage. L'Estrange.

Syn. -- Constancy; resolution; unchangeableness.

Steading <Xpage=1407>

Stead"ing (?) , n. The brans, stables, cattle-yards, etc., of a farm; -- called also onstead , farmstead , farm offices , or farmery . [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

Steady <Xpage=1407>

Stead"y (?) , a. [ Compar. Steadier (?) ; superl. Steadiest .] [Cf. AS. stedig sterile, barren, st\'91<?/<?/ig , steady (in gest\'91<?/<?/ig ), D. stedig , stadig , steeg , G. st\'84tig , stetig . See Stead , n. ] 1. Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm. "The softest, steadiest plume."

Keble.

Their feet steady , their hands diligent, their eyes watchful, and their hearts resolute. Sir P. Sidney.

2. Constant in feeling, purpose, or pursuit; not fickle, changeable, or wavering; not easily moved or persuaded to alter a purpose; resolute; as, a man steady in his principles, in his purpose, or in the pursuit of an object .

3. Regular; constant; undeviating; uniform; as, the steady course of the sun; a steady breeze of wind.

Syn. -- Fixed; regular; uniform; undeviating; invariable; unremitted; stable.

Steady rest (Mach) , a rest in a turning lathe, to keep a long piece of work from trembling.

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Stead"y , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Steadied (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Steadying .] To make steady; to hold or keep from shaking, reeling, or falling; to make or keep firm; to support; to make constant, regular, or resolute.

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Stead"y , v. i. To become steady; to regain a steady position or state; to move steadily.

Without a breeze, without a tide, She steadies with upright keel. Coleridge.

Steak <Xpage=1407>

Steak (?) , n. [OE. steike , Icel. steik , akin to Icel. steikja to roast, stikna to be roasted or scorched, and E. stick , the steak being broiled on a spit. See Stick , v. t. ] A slice of beef, broiled, or cut for broiling; -- also extended to the meat of other large animals; as, venison steak ; bear steak ; pork steak ; turtle steak .

Steal <Xpage=1407>

Steal (?) , n. [See Stale a handle.] A handle; a stale, or stele. [Archaic or Prov. Eng.]

And in his hand a huge poleax did bear. Whose steale was iron-studded but not long. Spenser.

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Steal (?) , v. t. [ imp. Stole (?) ; p. p. Stolen (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Stealing .] [OE. stelen , AS. stelan ; akin to OFries. stela , D. stelen , OHG. stelan , G. stehlen , Icel. stela , SW. stj\'84la , Dan. sti\'91le , Goth. stilan .] 1. To take and carry away, feloniously; to take without right or leave, and with intent to keep wrongfully; as, to steal the personal goods of another .

Maugre thy heed, thou must for indigence Or steal , or borrow, thy dispense. Chaucer.

The man who stole a goose and gave away the giblets in <?/lms. G. Eliot.

2. To withdraw or convey clandestinely (reflexive); hence, to creep furtively, or to insinuate.

They could insinuate and steal themselves under the same by their humble carriage and submission. Spenser.

He will steal himself into a man's favor. Shak.

3. To gain by insinuating arts or covert means.

So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel. 2 Sam. xv. 6.

4. To get into one's power gradually and by imperceptible degrees; to take possession of by a gradual and imperceptible appropriation; -- with away .

Variety of objects has a tendency to steal away the mind from its steady pursuit of any subject. I. Watts.

5. To accomplish in a concealed or unobserved manner; to try to carry out secretly; as, to steal a look .

Always, when thou changest thine opinion or course, profess it plainly, . . . and do not think to steal it. Bacon.

To steal a march , to march in a covert way; to gain an advantage unobserved; -- formerly followed by of , but now by on or upon , and sometimes by over ; as, to steal a march upon one's political rivals.

She yesterday wanted to steal a march of poor Liddy. Smollett.

Fifty thousand men can not easily steal a march over the sea. Walpole.

Syn. -- To filch; pilfer; purloin; thieve.

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Steal <Xpage=1408>

Steal (?) , v. i. 1. To practice, or be guilty of, theft; to commit larceny or theft.

Thou shalt not steal . Ex. xx. 15.

2. To withdraw, or pass privily; to slip in, along, or away, unperceived; to go or come furtively.

Chaucer.

Fixed of mind to avoid further entreaty, and to fly all company, one night she stole away. Sir P. Sidney.

From whom you now must steal , and take no leave. Shak.

A soft and solemn breathing sound Rose like a steam of rich, distilled perfumes, And stole upon the air. Milton.

Stealer <Xpage=1408>

Steal"er (?) , n. 1. One who steals; a thief.

2. (Shipbuilding) The endmost plank of a strake which stops short of the stem or stern.

Stealing <Xpage=1408>

Steal"ing , n. 1. The act of taking feloniously the personal property of another without his consent and knowledge; theft; larceny.

2. That which is stolen; stolen property; -- chiefly used in the plural.

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Steal"ing*ly , adv. By stealing, or as by stealing, furtively, or by an invisible motion.

Sir P. Sidney.

Stealth <Xpage=1408>

Stealth (?) , n. [OE. staple . See Steal , v. t. ] 1. The act of stealing; theft. [Obs.]

The owner proveth the stealth to have been committed upon him by such an outlaw. Spenser.

2. The thing stolen; stolen property. [Obs.] "Sluttish dens . . . serving to cover stealths ."

Sir W. Raleigh.